the whole transparency is just so beautiful.

@TeddyParker

2 ай бұрын

And the candidness of it. It's not left to be as vague as possible. Start to finish just simple, terse honesty.

The headtube badge and fitment is soooo satisfying!

Your bonded result blurs the line visually to the lines of a finished carbon frame. It's a work of art.

It’s a good day any day we get to learn about bike design from Neko and team!

Bucketlist item: Get, Build, & Ride a Frameworks DH rocketship!

The logo interface was so satisfying

That front triangle looks soooo good!

The whole FW approach is so sweet. Thanks for bringing us along

Great video Neko!! If that's still Logan's work, he's killing it with that montage. Love this project and the work Faction Bike Studio is doing - hopefully they'll up their Instagram content with the newfound fame.

@Loganmulally

2 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! Still the same crew over here

Gorgeous bike. Love this series and you guiding us thru your process. Can't wait to see it on the WC.

All the best with your project. Lovely how you floating over the rocks

What a master piece!

Wicked clean looking. Excellent job!

Very clean! Really enjoy the progress you have made.

So sick !!! Great video big Dawgs!!!!

Their frames are gorgeous!

This series just keeps getting better. Keep up the good work

Thank you for sharing, That is one smooth frame in appearance and in traction, just glued to the ground.

That frame is gorgeous

Intro montage was fire! And good looking bike. Exciting stuff.

Great project!!!

Wonderful bike, great video riding and music 🤙🏻✌🏻🤟🏻

As always, awesome work. I love seeing FW bikes at races around the southeast.

Awesome Keep doing what you’re doing

This series is just amazing!! Seeing the development of the bike and learning about the process. It's gotta be the best looking bonded bike I've seen

Insane. Very proud of that home company at Faction. Good luck this season Neko and all your team!

I like the back triangle it looks solid.. I've seen a lot of back triangles snapped in welding places even the biggest bicycle companies

Still loving this project and wish you and the team best of luck this year. Also, cool choice of music for this video!

Beautiful bike

That head badge process is dope af and it looks killer

Art. At its finest.

Really liking the almost seamless joints. Keen to see what the outcome is for the long term testing 👍

Beautiful!

First off, Logan is crazy good at making these videos. From the angles, cuts and music, it's just perfect in every way. Secondly, what a beautiful bike! I can't wait to see what's to come in the future.

First time I heard this song I thought it would be great for a mtb edit, good job! 😀 And a cool bike too.

looks sick bro

Great looking bike! Definitely more refined

Your bikes are absolute works of art, id love to ride one of them at highland in the future

Those head tube lug shots are so crazy

That frame is mama mia, bellissimo!

Soo good, thanks for sharing.

Just like a Lotus Elise. Bonded aluminum for the win!

Man, this is an awesome continuation of your project and I 100% agree with you and Faction on the bonding process, 100% or as close as you can get accurate. The tech in adhesives these days is insane, far as I know they use it on things that take a lot more stress than a bike and it holds up. Think this company has a bright future ahead for proto development for small companies who just don't have the capital to invest in all that's needed to develop stuff. Will be interesting to hear how these frames hold up on the WC tracks and how they compare to the old welded versions.

@thatguy2201

2 ай бұрын

Loctite Hysol has been around for a long time, now it's been discovered by the bike industry.

Brilliant!

That’s amazing

Sick!!!!

Wow, looks awesome. Looking forward to seeing how the bonded frames do in real world race testing as well. Suspect they will run well given the R&D by Faction.

Wow 😳 what a dream bike

bike looks sick

Love the look. :)

Great content

prototype version 2.599 looks really refined.

That is sic AF!!!

Why do your bikes all look much sexier than what exists on the market ? Strait experimentations, simple clean looking

very cool bike

Neko for president

Awesome.

Awesome

The beauty of an interference fit

Coming along nicely......Ha!

🔥🔥😳😳

I'm budgeting for a FW no doubt

hell ya brother

yo you guys should use some colter wall on one of these, it would hit

A little o t perhaps, but what was the artist / song? Great to see dynamic thinking in the bike building industry! Beautiful work!

Suggest you upgrade to a dual spring setup in the rear and make it the same kashima gold it is the perfect match

I love how open you talk about your sponsor deals. This is unfortunately way to rare

looks like a spaceship now

aaaaand today was a good day.

whos the artist for the music?! loving these videos

What grade of alloy is that? Also the machining on inner side of the seatstays to maximize effeciency, just beautiful!

I could think of a certain brand that could benefit from pivoting their prototype construction duties to Faction Bike Studio.

Frame looks great as a short rider are you able to make frame in different sizes with the this manufacturing process?

isnt the heat tolerance issue solved in a aluminum and steel just by baking the whole thing? what is the life of the resins used in this frame vs carbon? how does it deal with changes in temperature?

Curious about the bond joint and adhesive used. Are you doing a draft angle or anything between the lugs/tubes to ensure bonding surface area?

Why we really did this: no one wants to BK, so Neko had it his way.

Neko, could you give me some idea of how often you change gears on a race run and which you think are your dominant ranges?

beatifull, clean, smooth design. I love it!

Cant you use different materials if they dont need to be weldable?

The frame looks gorgeous ! Is the rocker something that might carry over from this version of the bike to others ? Looks a lot lighter than the one before.

@Loganmulally

2 ай бұрын

The rocker link does look really nice cut out like that! We don't know what the plans are for the future of that link design yet. It is actually about the same weight or slightly heavier than our current link. And takes a bit more time on the CNC which makes it cost more, but looks so good!

@sryforpartiing

2 ай бұрын

@@Loganmulally damn didn't think it could be heavier than the other one with all that material removed. I'm sure it's a pretty costly CNC job. They can't be made from the same material though if their weight is close right ?

This bike is beatiful more whit rockshox, congrants neko 🔥🤯🤩

Goddam 🗣️🗣️🗣️

Is this the same thing the Athertons did with their new S series aluminum bikes?

Perfect frame for a ebike conversion 😮 but super slick design! cant even tell its bonded, sure wish to see if it will hold 😢

Careful the front don’t fall off

Looks sick, just dont use the same glue as Pivot and youll be all good

hope you model it after the atherton bikes, not the exploding pivot bikes

Is the shock 230 or 250? Because I have never seen a DHX in 250.

@Loganmulally

2 ай бұрын

It is a 250 shock

@Soviet_Elmo

2 ай бұрын

@@Loganmulally Wow! Is it custom? Is it maybe coming to market anytime soon?

what's the theme song? :)

@think1up123

2 ай бұрын

Brent Cobb, Black Creek.

@brentcollins9727

2 ай бұрын

@@think1up123, Black Crow. Thanks! It sounds great on my streamer

@mooseindahouse336

2 ай бұрын

What it's like by Everlast 👍

It's so bizarre seeing a massive resurgence in 30 year old technology. The BEEPER KING was right technology is cyclical.

@Ganiscol

2 ай бұрын

I was thinking further back when welding wasnt a thing and steel bicycles were bonded by brazing the tubes to lugs.

So not paying for a master welder the price should come down on the frames ? Less man hrs right.

@Loganmulally

2 ай бұрын

We will see what happens when we get to a larger scale. It requires a larger volume of CNC parts which may compensate for the price saving from not needing to weld and heat treat. But would be a huge benefit if we can also bring down the price!

@bullit4x

2 ай бұрын

@@Loganmulally that would be amazing. Would love to get my hands on the bonded trail version. If that comes to production.

This guy must have so much money

Retro is new again…Raleigh had bonded titanium main tubes to chromoly head tube in late 80’s I had one…

leiwandes Lied

I'll give a kidney for one or the $ amount.

Next step Aluminum Monocoque M1

Bonded with Loctite? No thanks that is a hard pass for me. Nothing beats a nice smooth uniform beaded weld!

So the same as Atherton bikes

@thegibbonisreal

2 ай бұрын

In the same way all carbon bikes are the same.

Beautiful frame.I honestly would never ride a bonded Frame, I just don't have Confidence in them. Bernard kerrs frame severing at crank worx Reinforced it for me

@HepX4

2 ай бұрын

I kinda see that, but comparing Frameworks to Pivot is apples and oranges man.

Hey Neko, you’re an inspiration on so many level. God willing I’ll own one your bikes soon enough